NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed willingness to engage in peace negotiations with Ukraine, provided the discussions were founded on the agreements reached between the two nations during the initial stages of the war in Turkey. Putin also named India as one of the potential mediators who could help in the peace talks.
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin asserted that the unimplemented agreements from the Istanbul talks could serve as the groundwork for future peace discussions.
“Are we ready to negotiate with them? We have never refused to do so, but not on the basis of some ephemeral demands, but on the basis of those documents that were agreed and actually initiated in Istanbul,” Putin said.
Further, Putin suggested that China, India, and Brazil could potentially act as mediators in future peace talks concerning Ukraine. Russia had previously stated that Kyiv’s incursion into the Kursk region rendered negotiations impossible. Putin’s remarks come weeks after PM Modi asserted “India’s firm commitment to support an early, abiding and peaceful resolution of the conflict” during his visit to both Russia and Ukraine.
Putin also claimed that Ukraine’s Kursk incursion was an attempt to hinder the Russian advance in Donbas, but it ultimately failed as Kyiv had inadvertently weakened its forces along the rest of the front.
He asserted that by transferring large, well-trained units into Russia, Ukraine had diminished its own strength, allowing Russia to accelerate its offensive in eastern Ukraine.
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin asserted that the unimplemented agreements from the Istanbul talks could serve as the groundwork for future peace discussions.
“Are we ready to negotiate with them? We have never refused to do so, but not on the basis of some ephemeral demands, but on the basis of those documents that were agreed and actually initiated in Istanbul,” Putin said.
Further, Putin suggested that China, India, and Brazil could potentially act as mediators in future peace talks concerning Ukraine. Russia had previously stated that Kyiv’s incursion into the Kursk region rendered negotiations impossible. Putin’s remarks come weeks after PM Modi asserted “India’s firm commitment to support an early, abiding and peaceful resolution of the conflict” during his visit to both Russia and Ukraine.
Putin also claimed that Ukraine’s Kursk incursion was an attempt to hinder the Russian advance in Donbas, but it ultimately failed as Kyiv had inadvertently weakened its forces along the rest of the front.
He asserted that by transferring large, well-trained units into Russia, Ukraine had diminished its own strength, allowing Russia to accelerate its offensive in eastern Ukraine.
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